The following table lists the key economic data and other events that are due out during the week of July 25th – July 29th, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.
The list also includes the current market consensus forecast for each event and indicates what sort of deviation might affect the forex market valuation of the indicated currency positively.
Technical Forecast and Levels to Watch for the Majors This Week
Sunday, July 24th
Day 2 ALL G20 Meetings (hawkish = good for currency)
Monday, July 25th
9:00am EUR German Ifo Business Climate (107.7 expected, > good for currency)
11:45pm NZD Trade Balance (128M expected, > good for currency)
Tuesday, July 26th
3:00pm USD CB Consumer Confidence (95.6 expected, > good for currency)
3:00pm USD New Home Sales (560K expected, > good for currency)
Wednesday, July 27th
2:30am AUD CPI (0.4% expected, > good for currency)
2:30am AUD Trimmed Mean CPI (0.4% expected, > good for currency)
9:00am EUR EZ M3 Money Supply (5.0% expected, < good for currency)
9:30am GBP Preliminary GDP (0.5% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm USD Core Durable Goods Orders (0.3% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm USD Durable Goods Orders (-1.1% expected, > good for currency)
3:00pm USD Pending Home Sales (1.9% expected, > good for currency)
3:30pm USD Crude Oil Inventories (last -2.3M, > good for currency)
7:00pm USD FOMC Statement (hawkish = good for currency)
7:00pm USD Federal Funds Rate Decision (unchanged at <0.50% expected, > good for currency)
Thursday, July 28th
All Day EUR German Preliminary CPI (0.2% expected, > good for currency)
8:00am EUR Spanish Unemployment Rate (20.5% expected, < good for currency)
8:55am EUR German Unemployment Change (-3K expected, < good for currency)
1:30pm USD Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (261K expected, < good for currency)
Friday, July 29th
12:30am JPY Household Spending (-0.4% expected, > good for currency)
12:30am JPY Tokyo Core CPI (-0.4% expected, > good for currency)
12:50am JPY Retail Sales (-1.2% expected, > good for currency)
2:00am NZD ANZ Business Confidence (last 20.2, > good for currency)
2:30am AUD PPI (0.2% expected, > good for currency)
Tentative JPY BOJ Monetary Policy Statement (hawkish = good for currency)
6:00am JPY BOJ Outlook Report (hawkish = good for currency)
7:00am EUR German Retail Sales (0.0% expected, > good for currency)
Tentative JPY BOJ Press Conference (hawkish = good for currency)
8:00am CHF KOF Economic Barometer (101.6 expected, > good for currency)
8:00am EUR Spanish Flash CPI (-0.5% expected, > good for currency)
8:00am EUR Spanish Flash GDP (0.7% expected, > good for currency)
9:30am GBP Net Lending to Individuals (4.2B expected, > good for currency)
10:00am EUR EZ CPI Flash Estimate (0.1% expected, > good for currency)
10:00am EUR EZ Core CPI Flash Estimate (0.9% expected, > good for currency)
10:00am EUR Preliminary Flash GDP (0.3% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm CAD GDP (-0.5% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm CAD RMPI (3.2% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm USD Advance GDP (2.6% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm USD Advance GDP Price Index (1.9% expected, > good for currency)
1:30pm USD Employment Cost Index (0.6% expected, > good for currency)
2:45pm USD Chicago PMI (54.3 expected, > good for currency)
3:00pm USD Revised University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (90.2 expected, > good for currency)
9:00pm EUR EBA Bank Stress Test Results (> banks pass = good for currency)
Technical Forecast and Levels to Watch for the Majors This Week
EUR/USD: Mildly Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 1.0967/70, 1.0983/86, 1.0992/98, 1.1001/10, 1.1015/28, 1.1040/60, 1.1066/72, 1.1083, 1.1094/97, 1.1104, 1.1111/19, 1.1125/36, 1.1142/44, 1.1150, 1.1159, 1.1164/79, 1.1186/92, 1.1211/19, 1.1233/36, 1.1248, 1.1256/82, 1.1294/1.1303, 1.1317/18, 1.1325/37, 1.1341/48, 1.1358, 1.1373/97, 1.1415/64, 1.1483, 1.1494/98, 1.1533, 1.1615, 1.1642, 1.1713, 1.1753, 1.1866/77, 1.1900/01, 1.1938, 1.1975, 1.2041, 1.2133, 1.2143, 1.2162/64, 1.2219, 1.2241/55, 1.2270/72, 1.2323/33, 1.2357/62, 1.2381/94, 1.2407/39, 1.2455, 1.2494/96, 1.2500/01, 1.2514/19, 1.2531, 1.2545, 1.2569/70, 1.2588/89, 1.2605, 1.2613, 1.2623/25, 1.2661/63, 1.2676, 1.2692/98, 1.2715, 1.2744/54, 1.2791/1.2805, 1.2815/21, 1.2834/79, 1.2900/04, 1.2919/21 and 1.2978/98.
Above: 1.3000/03, 1.3047, 1.3059/66, 1.3077, 1.3093/1.3109, 1.3126/30, 1.3152/65, 1.3172/77, 1.3187/1.3206, 1.3220/42, 1.3294/99, 1.3305/08, 1.3318/24, 1.3332/35, 1.3344/53, 1.3366, 1.3376/89, 1.3398/1.3416, 1.3432/44, 1.3451, 1.3473/82, 1.3489/1.3524, 1.3538, 1.3546/88, 1.3597, 1.3602/15, 1.3621/31, 1.3639/50, 1.3663/76, 1.3682/86, 1.3685/1.3710, 1.3714/16, 1.3731/39, 1.3748, 1.3758/74, 1.3784/98, 1.3807, 1.3810/20, 1.3824, 1.3832/36, 1.3845/54, 1.3864, 1.3875/78, 1.3888/92, 1.3905/14, 1.3937, 1.3947, 1.3966/69, 1.3993/1.4000, 1.4246, 1.4500/17, 1.4695 and 1.4939.
Support:
Initial: 1.0955/60, 1.0911/17, 1.0896, 1.0882/86, 1.0873, 1.0866, 1.0847/53, 1.0818/33, 1.0804/09, 1.0762/90, 1.0736, 1.0707, 1.0688, 1.0616, 1.0591/95, 1.0565/68, 1.0499, 1.0461, 1.0206 and 1.0104.
Below: 0.9607/21, 0.9599, 0.9451, 0.9338, 0.8840, 0.8822/28, 0.8594 and 0.8562.
USD/JPY: Mildly Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 106.80/82, 107.05, 107.18, 107.38/39, 107.48, 107.62/66, 107.83/89, 108.00, 108.22/24, 108.42/46, 108.71, 108.98, 109.10, 109.41/45, 109.53/54, 109.72, 109.89/90, 110.08, 110.39/47, 110.58, 110.66, 110.97/111.03, 111.44, 111.60/66, 111.78/88, 112.01, 112.15, 112.30, 112.98, 113.38, 113.79, 113.98, 114.12, 114.55/65, 114.87, 115.56/58, 115.85, 115.92, 116.10/14, 116.28, 116.50, 116.82/117.02, 117.23, 117.43, 117.52, 117.65/76, 117.93/99, 118.04/05, 118.23/45, 118.62/67, 118.85/97, 119.01/06, 119.21/28, 119.37/46, 119.61/65, 119.80 and 119.95.
Above: 120.00/10, 120.17/27, 120.34/47, 120.56, 120.62/65, 120.73/82, 121.02, 121.19/23, 121.27/38, 121.48/49, 121.62/68, 121.80/84, 121.96, 122.01, 122.22/30, 122.44, 122.60/68, 122.87, 123.12, 123.25, 123.42/49, 123.71/78, 123.95, 124.05, 124.11/14, 124.22, 124.35/38, 124.43/46, 125.06, 125.27, 125.40, 125.67/75, 126.17, 126.41, 126.90 and 135.19.
Support:
Initial: 106.31/36, 106.15/25, 105.70, 105.54, 105.41/43, 105.30/33, 105.18, 105.05, 104.83/91, 104.63/68, 104.36, 104.07/26, 103.91, 103.82, 103.73/75, 103.54/58, 103.37/43, 103.30, 102.92/103.08, 102.57/82, 102.49/52, 102.33/40, 102.26, 102.13/14, 101.90/102.04, 101.60/83, 101.50/56, 101.42/43, 101.30/32, 101.08/27, 100.82/86, 100.75, 100.60/65, 100.38/48, 100.19/22, 99.94/100.00, 99.66, 99.40, 99.25, 99.13/14, 98.84/99.00, 98.63/72, 98.48/53, 98.28, 98.20, 98.08, 97.75/83, 97.49/63, 96.90/97.05, 96.81, 96.65/70, 96.55/56 and 96.05.
Below: 95.79/80, 95.44, 94.90/95.07, 94.87, 94.55, 94.19, 94.05, 93.76, 93.78 93.68, 93.50, 93.17, 92.77/95, 92.14/30, 91.19, 90.85, 90.20/32, 89.40/66, 88.05, 87.95/99 and 87.79.
GBP/USD: Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 1.3204, 1.3227, 1.3289, 1.3314, 1.3339, 1.3415, 1.3477/80, 1.3501, 1.3532, 1.3561, 1.3653, 1.3683, 1.3835/40, 1.3853, 1.3877, 1.4000/11, 1.4041, 1.4052/56, 1.4079, 1.4089, 1.4108, 1.4130, 1.4148, 1.4170/79, 1.4232/34, 1.4247/51, 1.4298, 1.4321/25, 1.4331, 1.4345/51, 1.4361, 1.4374, 1.4385, 1.4396, 1.4406/18, 1.4432/44, 1.4451/72, 1.4513, 1.4529/34, 1.4546, 1.4581, 1.4603, 1.4615, 1.4634/37, 1.4659/69, 1.4692/98, 1.4725/38, 1.4768, 1.4785, 1.4812, 1.4830, 1.4856, 1.4868, 1.4872, 1.4884, 1.4913, 1.4927, 1.4943/50, 1.4966/67, 1.4985/88, 1.5007, 1.5013/17, 1.5026/33, 1.5053/56, 1.5072/77, 1.5081, 1.5092, 1.5101/06, 1.5123, 1.5130/36, 1.5152/64, 1.5173/80, 1.5185/87, 1.5195/99, 1.5208/23, 1.5236/41, 1.5260/68, 1.5276, 1.5293, 1.5304/05, 1.5313/51, 1.5382/84, 1.5392, 1.5403/40, 1.5457/58, 1.5467, 1.5476/85, 1.5496/99, 1.5505/08, 1.5514/20, 1.5529/33, 1.5538/51, 1.5561/68, 1.5584/96, 1.5601/19, 1.5624/27, 1.5646, 1.5656/58, 1.5669/74, 1.5683/92, 1.5714/17, 1.5725, 1.5750, 1.5763, 1.5775/89, 1.5803/07, 1.5817, 1.5825, 1.5844, 1.5853, 1.5874/77, 1.5886/93, 1.5900/27, 1.5948/61, 1.5975/94, 1.6001/08, 1.6051/66, 1.6071/83, 1.6096/98, 1.6109/21, 1.6130/36, 1.6155, 1.6161, 1.6177/83, 1.6195/98, 1.6204/16, 1.6222/26, 1.6237/46, 1.6251/62, 1.6280/90, 1.6298/1.6309, 1.6336, 1.6348, 1.6357, 1.6376, 1.6380/83, 1.6394, 1.6400, 1.6415/18, 1.6441/44, 1.6458/65, 1.6484, and 1.6496.
Above: 1.6516, 1.6524, 1.6534, 1.6548, 1.6576/86, 1.6592, 1.6611/17, 1.6624, 1.6640/56, 1.6665/67, 1.6683, 1.6692/98, 1.6716/24, 1.6730/37, 1.6745, 1.6755, 1.6765/68, 1.6777, 1.6785, 1.6800/02, 1.6812, 1.6819/22, 1.6831/44, 1.6874/87, 1.6902/09, 1.6919/20, 1.6951, 1.6960, 1.6995, 1.7000, 1.7010, 1.7035, 1.7042/51, 1.7058/62, 1.7084, 1.7094/99, 1.7107, 1.7130, 1.7167, 1.7176/78, 1.7190 and 1.7440.
Support:
Initial: 1.3119, 1.3104, 1.3078, 1.3063, 1.2991, 1.2863/79, 1.2849 and 1.2794.
Below: 1.1954, 1.1844 and 1.0520.
AUD/USD: Lower
Resistance:
Initial: 0.7469/76, 0.7487/92, 0.7502/09, 0.7520, 0.7544/47, 0.7558/59, 0.7571, 0.7590/98, 0.7614/18, 0.7625, 0.7630/36, 0.7642/48, 0.7653/57, 0.7667/81, 0.7693, 0.7700/10, 0.7718/22, 0.7725, 0.7735/40, 0.7750/64, 0.7772/84, 0.7791/92, 0.7817, 0.7825, 0.7834/88, 0.7912, 0.7919, 0.7950, 0.7988, 0.8008, 0.8020, 0.8024/34, 0.8051, 0.8066/87, 0.8106, 0.8121, 0.8138, 0.8156, 0.8172, 0.8203/14, 0.8223, 0.8233, 0.8294, 0.8307, 0.8375, 0.8416, 0.8473/84, 0.8512, 0.8541, 0.8578, 0.8590, 0.8641, 0.8651/62, 0.8693, 0.8702, 0.8729, 0.8747/54, 0.8760/73, 0.8784, 0.8812, 0.8819/25, 0.8842/52, 0.8857/61, 0.8869, 0.8887/97, 0.8906/12, 0.8918/20, 0.8923/36, 0.8951/57, 0.8967/69, 0.8981/87, 0.8994/0.9010, 0.9035, 0.9041, 0.9042/48, 0.9054/57, 0.9061/66, 0.9072/79, 0.9102, 0.9110/19, 0.9127/37, 0.9147, 0.9162/67, 0.9179/89, 0.9200/08, 0.9214/26, 0.9232/74, 0.9286/94, 0.9304, 0.9311, 0.9328/34, 0.9343/53, 0.9359, 0.9386/0.9410, 0.9420/24, 0.9428/33, 0.9440/47, 0.9455/57, 0.9469 and 0.9483/86.
Above: 0.9500, 0.9524/27, 0.9536/42, 0.9571, 0.9585, 0.9592, 0.9620, 0.9640, 0.9664, 0.9676, 0.9689/96, 0.9710, 0.9732, 0.9757, 0.9791/94, 0.9841/96, 0.9900, 0.9925/83, 1.0000/18, 1.0052, 1.0099/1.0100, 1.0114/17, 1.0148/51, 1.0165/77 and 1.0181/82.
Support:
Initial: 0.7452, 0.7440/46, 0.7413, 0.7405/07, 0.7393, 0.7362/79, 0.7337/43, 0.7314/26, 0.7303, 0.7284, 0.7295/0.7303, 0.7279/84, 0.7265/71, 0.7241/58, 0.7234, 0.7221/23, 0.7214/15, 0.7203/07, 0.7197, 0.7181/85, 0.7175, 0.7152/61, 0.7140/48, 0.7108, 0.7098, 0.7083, 0.7062/69, 0.7047, 0.7030/34, 0.7021/24, 0.7001/02, 0.6945, 0.6936/37, 0.6918, 0.6907, 0.6852, 0.6826, 0.6773, 0.6753, 0.6697, 0.6670 and 0.6555.
Below: 0.6339/41, 0.6317, 0.5804, 0.5795, 0.5730, 0.5645, 0.5490, 0.5399, 0.5228, 0.4815 and 0.4773.
USD/CAD: Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 1.3115/19, 1.3133/38, 1.3143/45, 1.3161/66, 1.3174, 1.3184/90, 1.3197, 1.3212/17, 1.3233, 1.3241/45, 1.3260/64, 1.3270/83, 1.3295, 1.3305/16, 1.3323/25, 1.3352, 1.3367/74, 1.3385/95, 1.3404, 1.3415, 1.3434, 1.3456, 1.3504, 1.3586, 1.3606, 1.3638, 1.3652/61, 1.3672, 1.3687, 1.3756, 1.3780, 1.3813/14, 1.3845, 1.3858, 1.3872, 1.3910, 1.3939/46 and 1.3992/1.4015.
Above: 1.4035, 1.4101, 1.4113, 1.4195, 1.4277, 1.4324, 1.4430, 1.4605/24, 1.4689/93, 1.4894, 1.5024, 1.5065, 1.5150, 1.5182, 1.5322, 1.5632, 1.5830, 1.5855, 1.6054 and 1.6196.
Support:
Initial: 1.3101, 1.3097/99, 1.3084/89, 1.3079, 1.3062/69, 1.3054, 1.3037/39, 1.3021, 1.3007/14, 1.2994, 1.2981/89, 1.2970, 1.2950/56, 1.2935, 1.2922, 1.2900/14, 1.2884, 1.2875, 1.2860/64, 1.2856, 1.2830/36, 1.2822, 1.2797, 1.2770/78, 1.2757, 1.2742, 1.2716, 1.2693/96, 1.2677, 1.2654/62, 1.2631, 1.2625, 1.2615, 1.2613, 1.2609, 1.2585/92, 1.2563, 1.2537, 1.2497, 1.2471, 1.2456/61, 1.2448/58, 1.2436, 1.2421, 1.2406, 1.2386, 1.2378, 1.2361/66, 1.2351, 1.2333, 1.2287, 1.2244, 1.2126, 1.2091, 1.2045, 1.2030, 1.2016, 1.1976, 1.1933, 1.1886, 1.1872/75, 1.1841, 1.1802, 1.1794/96, 1.1723/29, 1.1670/72, 1.1666, 1.1547/90, 1.1475, 1.1457/65, 1.1443/47, 1.1391/92, 1.1384, 1.1331/39, 1.1310/12, 1.1289/95, 1.1263/77, 1.1254, 1.1221/29, 1.1190/94, 1.1168/73, 1.1158, 1.1152, 1.1141, 1.1116/32, 1.1102/09, 1.1097/99, 1.1081/89, 1.1069/70, 1.1030/53, 1.0982/1.1001, 1.0962/66, 1.0954/59, 1.0941/45, 1.0934, 1.0925/28, 1.0915, 1.0903/09, 1.0894,1.0873/86, 0852/59, 1.0849, 1.0839/40, 1.0820/27, 1.0813, 1.0793/96, 1.0742/85, 1.0736, 1.0726, 1.0717, 1.0702/09, 1.0693, 1.0668/79, 1.0646/60, 1.0619/29, 1.0608,1.0580/87, 1.0567/71, 1.0558/59, 1.0546, 1.0519/22 and 1.0506.
Below: 1.0496/1.0502, 1.0471/87, 1.0459, 1.0441/44, 1.0414/18, 1.0401/04, 1.0390/92, 1.0379, 1.0355/68, 1.0333, 1.0324, 1.0309/12, 1.0283/1.0305, 1.0270/76, 1.0262, 1.0244/55, 1.0233/35, 1.0199/1.0226, 1.0172/82, 1.0165, 1.0151/56, 1.0148, 1.0128/42, 1.0103/05, 1.0081/99, 1.0050/56, 1.0029/34, 1.0018, 1.0012, 0.9993/98, 0.9984, 0.9969, 0.9945/60, 0.9931, 0.9922, 0.9902/07, 0.9899, 0.9858, 0.9814/26, 0.9724/99, 0.9686, 0.9645, 0.9631, 0.9525, 0.9445 and 0.9405.
NZD/USD: Lower
Resistance:
Initial: 0.6996, 0.7014, 0.7048/52, 0.7065, 0.7076/79, 0.7091, 0.7102/05, 0.7112, 0.7145, 0.7174, 0.7195/99, 0.7210/13, 0.7230/38, 0.7273, 0.7296, 0.7304/05, 0.7312, 0.7322, 0.7331/36, 0.7368, 0.7394, 0.7404, 0.7419/20, 0.7433, 0.7440/47, 0.7455/59, 0.7467, 0.7484/0.7500, 0.7528/55, 0.7585/95, 0.7609, 0.7605/59, 0.7679/97, 0.7705/35, 0.7751/58, 0.7760/64, 0.7763, 0.7779/83, 0.7791/95, 0.7804/08, 0.7819/29, 0.7838/48, 0.7856/57, 0.7863/78, 0.7888, 0.7903/06, 0.7925/37, 0.7967, 0.7989/0.8013, 0.8030, 0.8040, 0.8049/60, 0.8075/82, 0.8100/09, 0.8114/37, 0.8147/53, 0.8160/76, 0.8186, 0.8195/97, 0.8204/14, 0.8221/41, 0.8250/55, 0.8263, 0.8268/71, 0.8280, 0.8285/87, 0.8291/95, 0.8302/16, 0.8322/66, 0.8376, 0.8389, 0.8406, 0.8413, 0.8421/61, 0.8472/79, 0.8487/89 and 0.8499.
Above: 0.8504/18, 0.8523/37, 0.8542/53, 0.8560/61, 0.8571/78, 0.8584/90, 0.8602/05, 0.8633/41, 0.8647/53, 0.8660/67, 0.8671/74, 0.8693/0.8700, 0.8712/18, 0.8734, 0.8744, 0.8764/77, 0.8789, 0.8792, 0.8821, 0.8834 and 0.8840.
Support:
Initial: 0.6978, 0.69549/67, 0.6923, 0.6890/95, 0.6881, 0.6872/76, 0.6857/63, 0.6828/45, 0.6804/21, 0.6790, 0.6784, 0.6771/73, 0.6750/60, 0.6734/38, 0.6720/24, 0.6706/13, 0.6693/96, 0.6666/85, 0.6639/41, 0.6616/20, 0.6584/0.6609, 0.6585, 0.6571/73, 0.6556/63, 0.6538/43, 0.6529, 0.6519 and 0.6504/07.
Below: 0.6491/97, 0.6466, 0.6447/55, 0.6435, 0.6423/27, 0.6415, 0.6400/07, 0.6396, 0.6379/88, 0.6345, 0.6287, 0.6269, 0.6254, 0.6248, 0.6242, 0.6234, 0.6022, 0.5991, 0.5926, 0.5914, 0.5682, 0.5673, 0.5608, 0.5637/41, 0.5480 and 0.5324.
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